World Water Day, celebrated on 22 March every year since 1993, focuses on the importance of freshwater. A core focus of World Water Day is to support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030. It cause is to raise awareness of the 2.2 billion people living without access to safe water. It is about taking action to tackle the global water crisis.

The theme of World Water Day 2025 is ‘Glacier Preservation’. Glaciers-a river of ice, often covered in snow, slowly moving down a valley from mountainous areas- are critical to life , their meltwater is essential for drinking water, agriculture, industry, clean energy production and healthy ecosystems. Rapidly melting glaciers with its meltwaters flowing downstream are causing uncertainty to water flows, with deep impacts on people and the planet. Some key messages for world water day 2025 are :

Glaciers are melting faster than ever. As the planet gets hotter due to climate change, our frozen world is shrinking, making the water cycle more unpredictable and extreme.

Glacial retreat threatens devastation. For billions of people, meltwater flows are changing, causing floods, droughts, landslides and sea level rise, and damaging ecosystems.

Glacier preservation is a survival strategy. We must work together to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and manage meltwater more sustainably for people and the planet.

But, how can we help? Here are some suggestions to reduce our water use easily.

• Turn off the tap while you brush your teeth.
• Use the half flush on the toilet instead of the full when possible.
• Take 2 minute showers.
• Make sure your dishwasher is full before turning it on.
• Fix leaking taps and toilets.

References:

https://www.un.org/en/observances/water-day

https://www.childfund.org.au/stories/5-ways-to-celebrate-world-water-day/

https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/world-water-day-2025/